Cradle of Humankind Route Safety?

[TNT1]

I think your main challenge might be the potentially hostile motorists. Keep left and behave on the route and I'm sure they will.

 

Also, find a driveway to take a dump on. The cradle folks love that.

[Jimboajubejube]

 

Awesome! Thanks for the info!

 

We were looking at going out there on Sunday morning from 6am onwards, as we work in Sandton during the week, and traffic is a nightmare to get back into Sandton!

 

Looking forward to riding around there on Sunday though

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[thisismyotherbike]

I'm way too late to the discussion, but here's a nice heat map.  You'll notice that the Cradle is probably the most frequented road route in or near Joburg.  The heat map neatly shows where most cyclists choose to ride.  Click "Toggle Labels" to get your bearings

 

http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#12/27.81961/-25.97271/blue/bike

['Kaze Pete]

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5 years later in 2016 Rip van Winkle wakes up ...

[kosmonooit]

Watch out for hominids!

 

https://youtu.be/uPDpDGZhW38

['Kaze Pete]

Watch out for hominids!

 

https://youtu.be/uPDpDGZhW38

Recent flooding in the area could drive them out of their underground dwellings. Homonids are apparently bike-phobic, so yes please watch out!

[rudi-h]

its perfectly safe from a crime point of view on any weekend day, any time of year.

 

from a traffic point of view, I try to avoid the stretch on Beyers Naude as much as possible.  Something country, lion park, caves, malibongwe and if you want back up sattelite hill...  you can easily stitch anything from 30km to 100km together by staying on those roads.

['Kaze Pete]

Where do you guys buy your chisels and brushes you use when digging up old treads?

[kosmonooit]

Recent flooding in the area could drive them out of their underground dwellings. Homonids are apparently bike-phobic, so yes please watch out!

 

 

check out that doccie, fascinating stuff right on our door step! 

 

They never lived underground, the fossils they found: either they fell into a deep limestone hole/cave and died or were quite possibly put there for burial (Naledi)

Edited November 13, 2016 by kosmonooit

['Kaze Pete]

check out that doccie, fascinating stuff right on our door step!

 

They never lived underground, the fossils they found: either they fell into a deep limestone hole/cave and died or were quite possibly put there for burial (Naledi)

they are underground now as they were 5 years ago. So from the underground they'll have to arise these days